In the last week or so there has been a large group of visiting goldfinches. I have seen juveniles too, but was unable to get a picture of them. The juveniles are only briefly in the open, so it is difficult to capture them on camera. Unfortunately, we are just about to run out of nyjer seed (which goldfinches adore), right at the critical moment, so I may see an absence in them for a while. They are becoming a little interested in the ordinary seed mix though, so fingers crossed, they will stay a bit longer. Today, I saw 5 at one point, and below, are a few pictures and videos I managed to take. The video clips are quite short, because I am currently using the internal memory on my camera, and it is running out! Again, you can click on the pictures to enlarge them.
2 comments:
Hi again Joe :-)
Great to see photos and video of the goldfinches in your garden. Is that Teasel I see in the background? I have grown that this year to get photos of the goldfinches feeding on them :-D
We have also had juvenile goldfinches visiting but I have run out of sunflower hearts so the birds are all gone today. I plan to get more tomorrow and will try and get some photos this weekend!
BTW I've added your link now.
Have a great weekend :-D
Hi Shirl and thanks for leaving the comment.
Funnily enough, I have tried to grow Teasel in the past, but it didn't germinate. However, there are plenty of other seed bearing plants there that the Goldfinches have fed on.
Thanks again,
Joe
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